Face to Face (punk band)

Face to Face
Face to Face performing at the Observatory in Santa Ana, California in December 2014.
Background information
Origin	Victorville, California, United States
Genres	Punk rock, skate punk,pop punk
Years active	1991–2004, 2008–present
Labels	Dr. Strange Victory Music Vagrant A&M Fat Wreck Chords Rise
Associated acts	Legion of Doom Me First and the Gimme Gimmes No Use for a Name The Offspring Pulley Saves the Day 22 Jacks Viva Death Foo Fighters
Website	facetofacemusic.com
Members	Trever Keith Dennis Hill Scott Shiflett Danny Thompson
Past members	Rob Kurth Matt Riddle Mark Haake Pete Parada Chad Yaro

Face to Face is a punk rock band from Victorville, California, formed in 1991 by front man Trever Keith, bassist Matt Riddle and drummer Rob Kurth. The band rose to fame with their 1995 album Big Choice, featuring the radio hit "Disconnected" that was first played by KROQ and appeared in the movies Tank Girl and National Lampoon's Senior Trip.

Face to Face officially split up in September 2004, allowing the band members time to focus on other projects. During that time all the band members played in a number of post-Face to Face projects including Legion of Doom, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, The Offspring and Saves the Day. In April 2008, after a four-year hiatus, Face to Face performed together for the first time at The Glasshouse in Pomona, California. Since then, the band has continued to perform and has released three more studio albums.

Face to Face can trace its beginnings to 1988 where Trever Keith (vocals, synthesizers), Matt Riddle (bass, background vocals) who had been friends since high school (plus Todd (Rick) Atmire (guitars) and Matt Atmire (drums)), formed a metal band named Victoria Manor that lasted a few short years. After Victoria Manor disbanded Keith and Riddle formed a band named Zero Tolerance with drummer Rob Kurth and guitarist Mark Haake who were both Air Force members stationed at George Air Force Base outside of Victorville. Although no Zero Tolerance records exist, they recorded a demo tape in early 1991 with this line-up. Later in 1991, the band decided to take a new musical direction and changed their name to Face to Face. Shortly afterwards, guitarist Mark Haake left the band and the remaining members continued on as a three-piece.